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LCD Monitor

User Manual

PQ321 Series

Summary of Contents for PQ321Q

Page 1: ...LCD Monitor User Manual PQ321 Series ...

Page 2: ...aid reporting in case of loss or theft please record the product s model and serial numbers in the space provided The numbers are located in the rear of the product Model No Serial No E8225 April 2013 First Edition ...

Page 3: ...quency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encoura...

Page 4: ...n case the LCD panel breaks 11 Overloading Do not overload AC outlets or extension cords Overloading can cause fire or electric shock 12 Entering of objects and liquids Never insert an object into the product through vents or openings High voltage flows in the product and inserting an object can cause electric shock and or short internal parts For the same reason do not spill water or liquid on th...

Page 5: ... example cupboards or bookcases without anchoring both the furniture and the monitor to a suitable support Not standing the monitors on cloth or other materials placed between the monitor and supporting furniture Educating children about the dangers of climbing on furniture to reach the monitor or its controls Especially for child safety Don t allow children to climb on or play with the monitor Do...

Page 6: ...ever disassemble the AC adapter It contains high voltage parts that are dangerous to touch The AC adapter is for indoor use only Do not use it outside Do not use the supplied AC adapter with other devices Do not damage the power cord and AC adapter nor place heavy objects on it stretch it or over bend it Also do not add extension cords Damage to the cord may result in fire or electric shock Do not...

Page 7: ... enough space around the monitor to prevent heat from accumulating inside 2 5 2 5 2 5 7 7 8 20 2 5 2 5 Unit inch cm For the monitor in landscape orientation For the monitor in portrait orientation 7 7 8 20 2 5 Unit inch cm When you install this monitor on a wall the monitor emits heat during operation please be aware that this heat may discolor or alter the wall If it is difficult to provide suffi...

Page 8: ...RECAUTIONS 4 TIPS AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 6 MOUNTING PRECAUTIONS 7 Supplied Components 8 Part Names 9 Installing the stand supplied 10 Installing the stand supplied 11 Connecting Peripheral Equipment 12 Connection with a PC or AV equipment 12 Connecting the Power Cord 13 Binding Cables 14 Turning Power On Off 15 Turning on the main power 15 Turning power on off 15 Basic Operation 16 Menu Items 18 ...

Page 9: ... HDMI 2 input terminal See page 12 7 DisplayPort input terminal See page 12 8 Audio input terminal See page 12 9 Headphone terminal See page 12 10 AC input terminal See page 13 11 Main power switch See page 15 12 Antitheft hole 13 Power button See page 16 14 Brightness adjustment button See page 16 15 Brightness adjustment button See page 16 16 VOL button See page 16 17 VOL button See page 16 18 M...

Page 10: ...estal 3 Spread a thick soft cloth blanket etc that will prevent damage to the LCD panel on a stable flat surface where the entire monitor can be placed and place the monitor with the LCD panel face down on the cloth 4 Place the stand on the monitor Hook the tab on the stand under the mounting plate pre installed on monitor Tab 5 Fasten the stand to the monitor with the supplied screws M4 x 10 with...

Page 11: ... angle that is easy to view Approx 45 Approx 25 Approx 5 Approx 45 When moving the monitor be sure to grasp only the frame Grasping and applying pressure to the LCD panel may damage it Take care not to pinch your fingers If you are installing the monitor in landscape orientation take caution when adjusting the angle at a raised height so that it does not topple Installing the stand supplied NOTE C...

Page 12: ...nal 3 PC AV HDMI2 input terminal Use a commercially available HDMI cable High Speed cable compliant Set HDMI1 HDMI2 or HDMI DUAL in INPUT SELECT on the SETUP menu according to the device to be connected Select the audio input terminal to be used in HDMI1 AV HDMI1 PC HDMI2 AV or HDMI2 PC of AUDIO SELECT on the SETUP menu When HDMI1 or HDMI2 is selected connection to the audio input terminal is unne...

Page 13: ... clamp the AC adapter cable supplied onto the cable clamp attachment using the supplied cable clamp When clamping the AC adapter cable take care not to stress the terminal of the AC adapter cable Do not bend the AC adapter cable excessively Landscape Portrait Do not fasten the supplied AC adapter to the monitor or other equipment AC adapter cable Supplied Cable clamp attachment Operation buttons A...

Page 14: ... and bind the cables Cable clamp Cable clamp attachment Cable Cable clamp small Cable clamp attachment Cable Cable clamp large Cable clamp attachment Cable nStoring the cables The cables connected to the rear of the monitor can be bound using the cable clamp on the stand Landscape Portrait Cable clamp large Cable clamp attachment Cable Do not forcibly bend or apply force to the cables Risk of wire...

Page 15: ...ection pull out the main plug Turning Power On Off Turning power on off Press the power button to turn the power ON OFF Power LED Power button Power lamp status Status of the monitor Green lit Power on Off Power off Standby mode Orange lit Input signal waiting mode When switching the main power switch or the power button off and back on always wait for at least 5 seconds A short interval may resul...

Page 16: ...een is displayed 7 INPUT RETURN button The input selection menu is displayed Press the VOL VOL buttons to select the input mode and press INPUT RETURN button to enter Input mode Video Audio DisplayPort DisplayPort input terminal 3 HDMI1 PC PC AV HDMI input terminal 1 HDMI1 AV HDMI2 PC PC AV HDMI input terminal 2 HDMI2 AV When HDMI DUAL is set to ON Input mode Video Audio DisplayPort DisplayPort in...

Page 17: ...ments like cafes or hotels may infringe on the rights of the creators as protected by Copyright Law so please be careful When dual screen display is selected the screen size cannot be changed The appearance of the original video may change if you select a screen size with a different aspect ratio than the original image e g TV broadcast or video input from external equipment When a non wide image ...

Page 18: ...t CONTRAST 4 Press brightness adjustment button to adjust the setting For items that have press MENU ENTER button and then configure the settings 5 Press INPUT RETURN button to close the menu screen The menu will differ depending on the input mode The menu screen will close automatically if no operation is performed for about 15 seconds nMenu screen display 1 Name of the menu 2 Input mode 3 An ite...

Page 19: ...r temperature of the screen varies over time This function is not intended to keep the color temperature constant USER Adjusts each item when the WHITE BALANCE is set to USER R CONTRAST Adjusts bright toned red component G CONTRAST Adjusts bright toned green component B CONTRAST Adjusts bright toned blue component R OFFSET Adjusts dark toned red component G OFFSET Adjusts dark toned green componen...

Page 20: ...rtrait Flipped in the Screen Resolution settings If you are using a different operating system refer to the manual for your operating system STANDBY MODE When STANDARD is selected startup time from standby mode is reduced Note however that more power will be consumed in standby mode When LOW POWER is selected current consumption is reduced while the monitor is in standby mode Note however that the...

Page 21: ...ze See page 17 4096 DISPLAY POSITION Sets the position where the image is displayed LEFT CENTER or RIGHT when a signal with 4096 horizontal dots is input When RIGHT or LEFT is set a black band may appear in the middle of the screen with some images This setting is only valid when the input is HDMI and the screen size is Dot by Dot LEFT CENTER RIGHT MUTE AUDIO Temporarily mutes the sound The sound ...

Page 22: ...e for dual screen display is the same as the screen size for single screen display The Dot by Dot screen is displayed in NORMAL size When dual screen display is selected the SCREEN MOTION function is disabled When dual screen display is selected the INPUT SELECT options cannot be set nHDMI DUAL The HDMI1 and HDMI2 input screens can be displayed as a single screen The HDMI1 input image will appear ...

Page 23: ... hidden ON 1 Shows all menus modes and messages ON 2 Hides messages automatically displayed by the display Shows messages during operation OFF Hides all menus modes and messages LED Specifies whether to light the power LED Initialization Reset FunctionalRestrictionSetting FUNCTION TEMPERATURE ALERT Selects the notification method for an abnormal temperature OFF Do not notify about an abnormal temp...

Page 24: ...None Set to the same baud rate as the BAUD RATE setting of SETUP menu Initial setting 38400 bps Communication procedure nCommand format When a command is sent from the PC to the monitor the monitor operates according to the received command and sends a response message to the PC C1 C2 C3 C4 P1 P2 P3 P4 Return code Command field 4 prescribed alphanumerical characters Parameter field 4 character str...

Page 25: ...nd if this occurs If execution of the command is taking some time I W T A Return code 0DH 0AH When the following commands are used WAIT is returned In this case a value will be returned if you wait a while Do not send any command during this period Commands which return WAIT When one of the following commands is used RSET INPS WIDE POWR MWIN MWIP DPST When control via RS 232C is locked to prevent ...

Page 26: ...ch cannot be used in power standby mode regardless of the STANDBY MODE setting Power control Input mode selection Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control Response contents POWER CONTROL POWR W 0 Switches to standby mode 1 Returns from standby mode R 0 Standby mode 1 Normal mode 2 Input signal waiting mode INPUT MODE SELECTION INPS W 0 Toggle change for input mode Terminals not selected ...

Page 27: ...SB WR 127 127 127 127 COPY TO USER CPTU W 0 Copies a preset value to the user setting GAMMA GAMM WR 0 2 0 2 0 1 8 1 2 2 2 2 4 during PC input 0 LIGHT 2 2 DARK during AV input º 5 6 5 6 5 2 0 6 STD during PC input 5 LIGHT 1 6 STD during AV input C M S HUE during AV input CMHR WR 10 10 10 10 R CMHY Y CMHG G CMHC C CMHB B CMHM M CRST W 1 Resets the hue C M S SATURATION during AV input CMSR WR 10 10 1...

Page 28: ...ITOR STDR WR 0 1 0 1 0 LANDSCAPE 1 PORTRAIT º STANDBY MODE STBM WR 0 1 0 1 0 STANDARD 1 LOW POWER º OFF IF NO OPERATION ATOF WR 0 1 0 1 0 OFF 1 ON º PBP menu Function Command Direction Parameter Reply Control Response contents PBP MODE MWIN WR 0 2 0 2 0 OFF 2 ON ERR when HDMI DUAL is ON º PBP SOURCE MWIP WR 9 9 HDMI1 AV º 10 10 HDMI1 PC 12 12 HDMI2 AV 13 13 HDMI2 PC 14 14 DisplayPort OTHERS menu F...

Page 29: ...emperature abnormal has occurred and the monitor is in standby mode 2 Internal temperature abnormal occurred To delete the information of temperature abnormal turn off the main power 3 Internal temperature abnormal has occurred and backlight brightness is dimmed 4 Temperature sensor abnormal TEMPERATURE ACQUISITION ERRT R Value Returns the temperature of the temperature sensor Indicates a temperat...

Page 30: ...een or clear the screen the left and right screen display timing may be slightly off however this is not a problem Power LED flashes red STATUS xxxx appears in the corner of the screen Hardware has a problem Turn off the monitor and request repair from your ASUS dealer When STATUS ALERT is set to OSD LED This varies depending on the setting When AUTO DIMMING is displayed When the internal temperat...

Page 31: ...f Mode 1W Voltage 100 240V 50 60 Hz Mechanical Design Tilt angle 25 5 Swivel angle 45 45 Height Adjustment mm 150 mm VESA Wall Mounting mm 200 x 200 mm Security Kensington lock Yes Dimension Phys Dimension with Stand WxHxD 750 x 489 x 256 mm Phys Dimension without Stand WxHxD For VESA Wall Mount 750 x 441 x 35 mm Box Dimension WxHxD 990 x 558 x 230 mm Weight Net Weight Esti 13 Kg Gross Weight Esti...

Page 32: ...ch mm When mounting the monitor be sure to use a wall mount bracket that complies with the VESA compatible mounting method ASUS recommends using M6 screws and tighten the screws Note that screw hole depth of the monitor is 3 8 inch 10 mm Loose mounting may cause the product to fall resulting in serious personal injuries as well as damage to the product The screw and hole should come together with ...

Page 33: ...Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 5 1 A single screen is created from simultaneous input of two systems using HDMI1 and HDMI2 2 Displays a reduced image except in Dot by Dot In Dot by Dot the image will be cut down to panel size then displayed 3 Displays using multi streaming 4...

Page 34: ...ower management This monitor conforms to VESA DisplayPort power management nDDC plug and play The monitor supports the VESA DDC Display Data Channel standard DDC is a signal standard for plug and play between monitors and computers Information about resolution and other parameters is exchanged between the two This function can be used if the computer supports DDC and it has been configured to dete...

Page 35: ...d 18 Hot plug detection 9 MainLane 1 19 Gnd 10 MainLane 0 20 3 3V nPC AV HDMI input terminal pins HDMITM Connector No Function No Function 1 TMDS data 2 11 TMDS clock shield 2 TMDS data 2 shield 12 TMDS clock 3 TMDS data 2 13 CEC 4 TMDS data 1 14 N C 5 TMDS data 1 shield 15 SCL 6 TMDS data 1 16 SDA 7 TMDS data 0 17 DDC CEC GND 8 TMDS data 0 shield 18 5V 9 TMDS data 0 19 Hot plug detection 10 TMDS ...

Page 36: ...LCD panel on a stable flat surface where the entire monitor can be placed and place the monitor with the LCD panel face down on the cloth 2 Remove the screws x4 that fasten the attachment plate and remove the attachment plate nToppling prevention To reduce the risk of injury and damage caused by the product toppling or falling in an earthquake or similar situation take measures to prevent toppling...

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